Script to run backup on mount
 

So I love SD, and it's actually made backups simple enough to where I ACTUALLY do them on a regular basis, but now that I have a new WD MyPassport drive (small, USB powered, perfect compliment to my MBP), I would like to automate the process even further to run right when I plug in the drive, and unmount the drive when its finished.

I don't plan on using this particular drive for anything else other than backups, so what I want to do is to find a script that starts SD and runs my regular backup when I plug in the drive, and at no other point. I don't tend to run my backups at the same time every day, and I don't keep this drive plugged in when it's not serving its purpose. Does anyone have an idea how I could script this, or is there a feature/script already out there that allows for this? Thanks in advance for all your help with this great product!

You can use the general steps in the One Touch Button FAQ entry, along with "Do Something When" (located on MacUpdate or VersionTracker), to accomplish most of this...

So I got Do Something When installed and running, but when I tried to point it to the symlink file I created using the FAQ you mentioned, I wasn't able to use it because DSW didn't recognize it as an application...any thoughts? I also found when I just tried to open the alias, it said that the original file could not be found, and when I pointed it to the saved backup file that you make from the scheduler, I get an Unexpected Error Code (-43). Any more help you could offer is greatly appreciated!

Sounds to me like the symlink wasn't created properly, actually. Try following the steps again...

Turns out I made a mistake in naming the source for the link...got it working now though...thanks!

Great to hear: congratulations.